Seeing Little Busters, it feels a lot like Angel Beats in tone and other shows that Crunchyroll has taken an interest in. It feels very much like those, light in tone and humor but with a sad edge but still cute type, that Crunchyroll often goes for. I would be very surprised if they didn't hammer out some sort of deal for streaming, even if it's delayed by a season or something from Funimation. It just seems like it would fit so well.

They won't. Busou Shinki was one of the titles announced as a TAN exclusive (in North America; AoD has it in the UK).

I am puzzled by why you would ever hope CR doesn't pick up a series. It isn't as if CR is going to run out of money and say, "Oops, can't license any more for this season", so why would you want to deny the series to those that might be interested, especially those overseas that wouldn't be served by TAN or Funimation?

They won't. Busou Shinki was one of the titles announced as a TAN exclusive (in North America; AoD has it in the UK).

I am puzzled by why you would ever hope CR doesn't pick up a series. It isn't as if CR is going to run out of money and say, "Oops, can't license any more for this season", so why would you want to deny the series to those that might be interested, especially those overseas that wouldn't be served by TAN or Funimation?

Sorry, it was more me feeling abject annoyance at the anime in tone and the fact it plays so obviously with fetishes when it could be so much more interesting than it is. Example Chobits or even Hand Maid May...which were interesting with the idea of these kinds of characters (robotic and small). This one just kinda feels like all which is wrong with modern anime and I wouldn't want them to be encouraged by a foreign license in any fashion to make more works like it.

VampireRavenwrote:
I seriously doubt it'll happen. They're lucky to be able to keep up any Fairy Tail at all, any other FUNi licensed titles are completely off of CR I beleive.

Fairy Tail was licensed first by CR, and is an ongoing series. Funimation has licensed other series that CR has had licensed first, but I don't recall a single one being removed until after the series had ended its run.

I agree that CR getting the second High School DxD series isn't extremely unlikely to happen. At the moment, I can't think of a single time where CR got the license to a second season of a series Funimation licensed first (not to be confused with series CR actually licensed for simulcast first, like Strike Witches and which Funimation licensed later).

VampireRavenwrote:
I seriously doubt it'll happen. They're lucky to be able to keep up any Fairy Tail at all, any other FUNi licensed titles are completely off of CR I beleive.

Fairy Tail was licensed first by CR, and is an ongoing series. Funimation has licensed other series that CR has had licensed first, but I don't recall a single one being removed until after the series had ended its run.

I agree that CR getting the second High School DxD series isn't extremely unlikely to happen. At the moment, I can't think of a single time where CR got the license to a second season of a series Funimation licensed first (not to be confused with series CR actually licensed for simulcast first, like Strike Witches and which Funimation licensed later).

CR should have a poll and let the subscribers pick which anime they should license, and hopefully they get most of them.
Most of the ones I like are missing from the lineup:
K (great VA cast, animation, and story)
Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! (If CR wants more subscribers, this one should've been picked up, it's KyoAni! + also I like romance)
Suki-tte Ii na yo (personal pick because it's romance)
Little Busters! (The great Jun Maeda who also did Clannad, Angel Beats, Air and Kanon 06, where could you go wrong!)
Robotics;Notes (might be one of the TBD, we might get because of Steins;Gate similarity)
Psycho-Pass (also maybe one of the TBD, just guessing because it hasn't aired yet)
Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo (another personal pick because of romance + cute characters, then again it is JC Staff producers...)

But they made a couple good selections this season:
My Little Monster (Great pickup!)
BTOOOM! (so far so good)
Magi? (overhyped? maybe, we'll see)
Shin Sekai Yori (see BTOOOM!)
Blast of Tempest (we'll see how far this one will go)
Hiiro no Kakera 2nd Season (1st season was meh)
Girls und Panzer (I'll decide everything on the 1st episode)